JAN.] CHERRIES. ^15 



deep as they liavc been before ; sprcadino' out their 

 roots and fibres, and filling in with faie earth. The 

 whole should have a niodei'ate ([uantity of water, 

 and have air freely admitted every day ; defending 

 them, however, from snow or much rain. 



The I'ouse should not be forced the first vear ; 

 and it will be better to defer heading in the plants 

 till the middle or end of March, than to prune them 

 now. I shall therefore take no further notice of 

 them till tlien, supposing they are to be attended to 

 with respect to air, and moderate waterings. It is 

 necess?iry, however, to remark, that the plants should 

 be carefully anointed with the liquor, as directed at 

 page 198, either just now, or some time in the 

 course of the month. 



Offorchig estahlislied plants in tlic Cherry. house. 



I will suppose the house to be in complete order 

 for forcing, having been se\'eral years planted, and 

 forced last season. Also, that tlie trees have been 

 pruned and anointed, as directed in November, and 

 that forcing is to commence with the year ; the 

 house having been shut up the middle of last month, 

 in the manner directed below for the grape and 

 peach-houses. 



Proceed by making fires so moderate for the first 

 ten or twelve days, as that the thermometer shall 

 not rise, by the force of fire-heat, to more than 10" 

 on Fahrenheit's scale. * After that time, increase 



* The reader is requested to notice, tliat Fahrenlicit's scale is 

 always alluded to, throughout the book. 



